More of “The Diary..” The Play Night More Night More, More Night Potpourri
Between which two characters is Anne faced with an internal conflict about?
The reality around her and her belief in the goodness of people.
The play’s climax occurs when ___.
The police arrive at the Annex.
What action shows Anne’s growing sensitivity to other people’s feelings?
Anne invites Margot to join Peter and her.
Why is it important for the characters in the play to celebrate Hanukkah in the Secret Annex?
It gives them a chance to unite in prayer and honor their faith.
What does Mr. Frank mean when he says that Anne “puts me to shame”?
He believes that his daughter’s hope for humanity far exceeds his.
What is the term used to refer to the state-sponsored systematic persecution of European Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between ?
The Holocaust.
What is the term used to refer to the systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group?
Genocide.
What word means a type of government characterized by strict social and economic control, as well as a strong central government usually headed by a dictator?
Totalitarianism.
What is the term that refers to an ill-feeling or hatred toward Jews?
Anti-Semitism.
In what point of view was the book Night written?
First person.
What did Elie Wiesel want to study early in the book?
cabbala
Who helped Elie with his studies?
Moshe the Beadle
Give a reason why people didn’t believe Moshe’s tale.
He was crazy; He was imaginative; He only wanted pity.
Where are the Jews of Sighet first taken after the Germans arrive?
Ghettos
When the Jews of Sighet are deported, how many people are on each train car?
80
Madame Schatcher’s visions about fire are an example of what?
irony
What age is Elie when he reaches Auschwitz?
Almost 15
What do the men say as they are approaching the crematory?
Talmud scripture
How is Elie identified at the camp?
A-7713
What item did the SS extract from the Jews at the camp?
Gold teeth.
“The Landlady”: What is most likely to have happened if Billy had had more time to remember what he knew about the two names?
He would not have drunk the tea.
What do you think makes Billy’s tea taste strange?
Poison
“Flowers for Algernon”: What is Charlie’s main internal conflict throughout the story?
Trying to figure out what causes people to laugh at others.
In “Flowers for Algernon,” why does Charlie leave New York?
He doesn’t want the men at the factory to laugh at him again.
What does the word “conspicuous” mean?
Noticeable.